A47576:1070
The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts
The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts : first, proving the abrogation of the old seventh-day Sabbath : secondly, that the Lord's-Day is of divine appointment : containing several sermons newly preached upon a special occasion, wherein are many new arguments not found in former authors / by Benjamin Keach.The Jewish Sabbath abrogated, or, The Saturday Sabbatarians confuted in two parts : first, proving the abrogation of the old seventh-day Sabbath : secondly, that the Lord's-Day is of divine appointment : containing several sermons newly preach'd upon a special occasion, wherein are many new arguments not found in former authors / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by John Marshall, 1700
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
(2.) He writes to the seven Churches in Asia, and informs them of the Time known to them when he had these Revelations, viz. the weekly Lord's Day—It is the Day which he himself made to declare himself to be the Son of God, the chief Corner-stone, the Foundation of the Church.
Secondly, He answers the second Question, viz. That this Title imports a new Day of Rest to be his, 1for four Reasons: One is this; The word used here denoting the Lord's Day, is but once to be found in the New Testament, where we read of the Lord's Supper, and all grant it signifieth an Ordinance where-ever the word is used; and therefore so here.
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Thirdly, That the Lord Jesus himself put his Name upon this Day.
(1.) The giving or bestowing of God's Name on any time, thing, or person, is reciprocal with himself; therefore none but the Lord could put his Name upon this day: Who hath the disposing of the Lord's Name but himself?— Will you say the Apostles, or the Church might do it? What, without the Lord's Commission or Command? They would not, they durst not; God never entrusted any of them to bestow his Glory, or call his Name upon any thing, but only declaratively from himself.